Carrying-case for talking-machines.



. F. W. CGHLEY. CARRYING CASE Fon TALMNG MACHINES,

APPMCM'ION FILED IAN2. ISIS. i

Patented Sept.. 10,

To all whom', it may concern Bn it known that l. FRANK 1V, Coin/EY, u citizen ofthe .UniteillStateSfof America, re# siding at, Richmond1 in the county of Henrico and State ot Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Carrying-Cases for Talking-Machines, of which the following is a Specification, refer once being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

` My invontirm lrlatL-s to trunks or carrying eases for portable talking machines; anrl it has for its ohjeet. the providing of a duraJ ble case in which the talking machine, may bo neatly packed. and transported without risk of damage to its various parts; und 'it hns for its particular object the Worin-ion ot" a ease adapted for l'aanrl transportation, in which the mar-bine and its part?y may bc readily and securely packed., anni 'From which they maybe as readily removal.

Intlie drawings which accompany and form -a part 4ofthis specification, and in ,which like, nll'mrnals refer to liko 'parts in the several riewsf-fFignre I .is a. view, in perspective, of the Carrying case or trunk with the talking 1min-hinrpackeyd in it, but with the tray ol" tlieJcaSi-y remiived; Fig. Il

isa view, in perspective. of the tray ot" the carrying oase with handlo 4holders attached; and Figr .U1 'is a crosssection of. the carry ing caso 'with the talking machine packed in it, and with the. tra-y in place.

The. body oct the rase, l, in anode of' any suitable material of which earrying eases are mada, and is furnished with clasps, a

look. corner reinforcements, hinges, oto., the- ,higrsfpqnnectingto the. body the lid 2.

V:boat: of the machine is' shown at 3,

the redox-'flV Gmfrier at 4, the sound box .arm atli, The machine box isV a neat fit from front to back .of thocnrrying Gainey-and is peve d zrom-movin enghfse thgarin by held against movement by means lof the stmp fnstenin `7 :Which-is attached the inside-ofthe 1. l

'The 'tray 8see Figs. .Hond III, ulso's a nent, and easy fit from firent to bnok of theoam'yln case. and is irreventod-from` ien the .cased-s closed, meansofthe ril-iv .l meure-d inside the lid lfithcwoase. Ssnwmed to the-bottom and ut each end'of the tm-y are deep ribs 10, lywhieh ribs-,whim the tray is 'in place f l UNITED 'STATES PATENT' i in Vthe carin/'mg ense, support thelnnnit-ru nponth (op of the tnlkjngnmiljngihqdy The tra)I is ot Hliliiolrnt (lrptli, as shown in Fig. lll, to neatly fill the space between the l macjhine'borly and the. inside of 'thq'lid of the carrying rase. the tray 8. and between tho ribs l0, 10, are two shallow ribs 11, l1, These ribs are of Just nutrient depth to brar with n Slight pressure upon the vupper surface of ther roei ord rai'l'rr l of ihr talking nnirhine. The

bottom of the traf. S i@ moro or leas elastic,`

Supported in two More or l'astrningrs 13 and 14: t-hr loop 13 bring an adjustable strap aclaptefl to bo tightens-fl up on llave handle to prevent. Slipping; uring traimportation.

Af. the bark oi' li ot the cal-Wing hand end op? the ease. or' that rml which is; opposite the location ol tbv trav S. is n pocket lo adapta-il to Carr; #laminati 4ho.v 1 6 of the talking mnrliino. @nel in which. ne

lil

Honnil lmt if: nmfir .Hw-nw by the ailjlmtablc.

strap 17.

"It will 'tw geen that he S11-lion@ machine is Soenrrsl againxt nannl'wr mofrn'ient in the carrying rane h v mea-ns ot' tho rib 6 und tho. tray S. the latter being 5min-ed he tweon the mae-hina hotly :mil the lid of the earrynlg ease. and also by the rib il; that the meohaniam of the' machine in `)notecteilfromjar, or other disturbance by tho bearing of thol'ibs 11. ll of the reeord carrier; r

that the hinnllo is seenreil'in snob nnnmner that it cannot become loose anzi. injure other 'parts of 'the machine; that the sound box arm in-seenrofl ngaiast Swingin and in auch a manner and Position that if liv accident it is fbed from its fastening it cannot inllre other delicate 'parts of r'hn machine or' be inj'nred itself; and that thv doliente sound Also on the bottom of lla-h mwah-miam', during ibox 16 is: Serin-ed in mich a position and in such a manner that. it in eeotively proteeted from' injury.

-Hving desmbed my invention, what 1 no claim and desire to protect b Letters Patent of the United States of merica is A carrying case for talking machines including a rece taole for the talking machine, and e. lid-therefor, said receptacle having e stop to-prevent endwise movement of thebod of the machine, a tray for hold-- ing recor e havin 'rtions on the bottom thereof which wit t ey tray form a distance ieee between the machine bodvl and the lid prevent vertieel motion of t e former in the ease, said .my also having portions ada to beal on the record carrier of, the

ielto it 'against' rotary motion,

and an adjustable fastening to hold the Sound box arm a inst exeeeslve lateral motion, and'sald'li having a stop to hold the trayv egelnst endwise' motion, a ocket to reoelve the sound box of the mec ine, and a Strap fastening erre to hold the sound box securely in the poe t.

In testimon whereof I hereunto aix my signature in t e presence olfltwo witnesses.

FRANK WINS/TON CORLEY.

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